Alt-rock icons Depeche Mode are undoubtedly one of the best singles bands of the last 40 years, with a uniformly strong catalog that dates back to the vivacious, synth-soaked new wave of 1981's "Dreaming of Me" and "Just Can't Get Enough," and goes right up to the grinding, grimy agit-pop of "Where's the Revolution?" -- lead single off 2017's Spirit, released in full on Friday (Mar. 17). While their peerless run of A-sides has encompassed countless recognized classics -- songs that have defined pop music's dark side and alternative's vanguard for the past three and a half decades -- it's also left a lot of buried gems; songs overlooked at the time, or unfortunately forgotten since. So here's...
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